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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-11
N, E Church.

-nachng ut l0,3O O'Clock a. IN. and at 900
o'clock y. m. Sunday School at 12 O'Clock m. !.
Rev. c. II. .VeSsey. .........,.....P Pastor.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-11

s1hou nast 3iyen a banner to them that fear
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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-11

This space is devoted to, and edited n the in
terests OF t!le Jtrald County w. C. T.. u. Ad-
nress all COMMUNICATIONS to Mrs NETTIE c.
HALL, HALL, Messinston Springs. Jeraud County,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-11

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variety a startling discount.
Of what can be saved by clubbing with the Herald
the
which furnish together Herald
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-11
For Sale.

16O acres choice land, 3 miles from
Alpena, 25 acres breaking, small house,
good water. Decided. Title perfect
Time given on one-half of purchase
price. Situated e mile from school
house. Price 5000. ' '@
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-11
GUNDERSoN'S
Real Estate and Loan
Agency
For Sale.

For Sale.
48O acre farm with 14O acres break
ing, large frame house, good water, gooq
meadow. This is splendid stock farm
Decided. Situated miles from town.
Price $27O0. - ~. - ..
For Sale.
160 acres IN town 1O6, range 65. Good
stock farm, good water; decided. Price
$3.50.
For Sale.
800 acres splendid stock farm; living
water, good hay meadow Decided
Title good. Situated in twp. lO8, range
68. PRICE $1,000.
For Sale.
1850 acre farm with rs acres breaking
good house and barn, two wells, gram
AIRY. Decided. Price $500. ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-11

$4,000 Dollars to Loan ON Real Estate
alton apply to ALBERT GUNDERSUN, y
je1O Washington Springs Z.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-11
EssY. Sale.

160 acres IN town 109, range 66; deed
ed. Price 800.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-11
For Sale.

For Sale.
100 acre farm with so acres breaking,
frame house 12X22 feet, frame barn
1SX26, good well. miles from railroad.
Decided. Price $500, 5000 down, balance
on 5 years time at per cent interest.
Fog Sale.
100 acres IN town 106, range 81; decd
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-11

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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07

Canada, one died and one went to Cor
many. Thirteen Of them were indicted up
on the evidence found by the investigating
committee Of the New York senate, besides
several officers Of the railroad and few In
termediaries. District Attorney MARITIME
and the chief Of POLICE Of New York fol-
and in May 1888 Aid. Henry w. taehne was
brought to trial; found guilty Of receiving
his pro rata Of Sharp's S452,O0O; was SEN
fenced to nine years and ten months In
Sing Sing, and, after appeal, the sentence
was affirmed by the supreme court inOctober
Aid. McQuade was next tried and convicted
difficult one to handle, and a. he had most
ingeniously covered his tracks, but Inspector
Byrnes held to the trail and found It pretty
hot after years effort. Aid. Fullgran
s'squealed" on the combine. and his brother
in iniquity. Pearson, corrob0rate1 his state
ments Sharp had no idea that he would
get IN the roundup, % he had placed sew.
eral intermediates between himself and
the bribed aldermen; but the fountain head
OF the lavish stream Of money was found In
Sharp, and under the charge Of the judge
on this point. the jury could hardly come 70
any other verdict than guilty. Lsvishly a.
various % other parties, the ", value of the fran. ran
chise made the million expended to obtain II
. mere bagatelle. The franchise was worth
between ~, ,OOO, ,OOO and az, 0,O00. Its pas
sage by the aldermen was brought by SHARP
through one Of the most daring and impu
dent exploits in bribery on record. Prob
was that Of the dummy director Of the road
who showed how Sharp ran the scheme
and that Of Tom Gould, Ed Phelps and ex
Aid. James Pearson, one Of the thirteen In
dicted aldermen, whose testimony laid
open sharp's connection with the prelimin
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07
DAIKOTA.

Vice President Oakes Of the Northern
Pacific r. R., has donated $500 toward the
erection OF exposition buildings at Grand
Forks.
The acting Controller Of the Currency has
declared . first dividend of 10 per cent in
favor Of the creditors Of theFirst National
Bank Of Wahpeton, Oak.
Judge Spencer has summoned the pub
fishers Of the Daily Huronite, OF Huron, to
answer for contempt OF court, for the pub
lication Of matter denuciatory of his Judi
cial rulings. Thirty-fve attorneys signed
the petition for the order
At Grand Forks, june 30, while fooling
with revolvers August Wagner was ac-
cidsntally shot and almost instantly killed
by Charles Freeman. Both were about
twenty years old. Wagner had q brother
at Moorhead, and his mother lives at De-
trOit, Mimi.
Commissioner Sparks has decided to re
commend the appointment Of Charles G.
Frost, Of Huron, to Secretary Lamar, for
the special agency Of the land Office on tim
ber culture depredations, at q salary OF s3,
200. Lamar concurs. Frost will be sent to
Washington territory.
The Territorial Educational association,
in session at Mitchell adjourned to meet at
Huron during the holidays. Officers were
elected IS follows: President, E. A. Dye,
Millette; secretary, =: Z. Kratz. Mitchell;
recording secretary, Supt. Bishop, Huron
treasurer, c. N. Young, Tyndall.
The Touring mill ut Canning, Oak,
valued at S8,0OO, was burned at O'Clock
Sunday morning. The mill was the prop.
erty Of Major J. w. Pyne. The cause Of the
for 81 900 in the Hope, OF New Orleans, and
q, 500 in the Newark Company, OF New
Jersey.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07
MINNESOTA.

A dispatch from Duluth says that on Sat
urday In blasting rock in the west end Of
the city and apparently extensive vein Of
silver ore was found.
At Duluth, on the evening OF the 29th
John North West fell of the dock into the
lake. A quid of tobacco lodged in his
throat and he choked to death, although he
was rescued from the water In q few min
utes
June 30, Antoine Gort, a German, was
drowned in the Wisconsin sloughs opposite
Winona. He was in the emp'oy Of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Northern Railway COM
pany, and was seized with cramps while
swimming. Gort was twenty seven years
old and leaves wife and child.
At st. Cloud, the warehouse Of D. H. Spi-
Ger, furniture dealer and manufacturer Of
the Spicer kitchen cabinet, was nearly de-
strOyed by fire Saturday afternoon. The
building was completely filled with finished
kitchen cabinets and other furniture, part
Of which was destroyed and more or less
damaged.
Hams Brewery at St. Paul was partially
burned on the 29th, the fire originating on
the roof of the blacksmith shop The repair
shop, Ice house, three dwellings and barn
burned, the roof Of the engine house and
malt house were damaged. Loss &S5 ,OOO, in
surance $4,000. Twenty thousand bushels
Of barley and several thousand tons Of ice
were lost.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07

glow that came from the still burning mass
that covered acres and represented q thriv-
ing village. 80 rapid was the spread Of the
fro that little could be saved. Frantic men
and women used vehicles Of every descrip-
ton 70 save goods when the fire reached
their residence. Messages have been re-
ceived that the people are but scantily sup
fering unless aid II dispatched at once.
The great Marshfield fire originated from
. locomotive spark which fell in Upham's
lumber yard, and was famed by the high
wind into the blaze that destroyed the town.
II u now estimated that the loss resulting
from the destruction Of the city will not be
e8,5OO,OO. The heaviest losers are the Up
ham Manufacturing company, whose loss il
approximated at 800, 90; Sanger, Rockwell
e Co, Of Milwaukee, 100000, representing
. whole seasons cut Of lumber; Fremont
Hotel company, $500: Wagner 4 Upham,
general store and block, 0,000; Marshfeld
bank, $4,000. There are about l,OOo losing
Twelve solid blocks Of stores were destroyed.
Mayor Upham has issued the following ap-
peal: Our immediate present necessities are
provided for, but there viii be very great
need. In . few days we shall need food ard
lLmber for shelter. There are fully 200
nothing to BE- bought, and not enough In
the pockets Of twenty men to buy enough
to eat. Oshkosh raised 5000 In cash and
provisions, A. L. Smith. Appleton, donated
$500, Congressman Stevenson 500, Milwau-
kee bankers $500, and from Farwell h Co.,
Marshall, Field Il Co., Chicago, from
Stevens Point, Chippewa Falls aud other
sources, came offers Of assistance After the
immediate needs Of the people are relieved
steps will be taken to rebuild the town II
is said the Upham manufacturing company
will rebuild.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07
L NERVOUS DEACON.

A good Baptist deacon residing in a
certain town in the old Bay State. and
who is also superintendent of the Sab
bath-school. has the misfortune to be
exceedingly nervous and excitable,
which trouble often leads him in his re-
marks to express himself in a manner
different from that intended. On one
occasion, it being the Sabbath evening
prayer-meeting, as be was commenting
upon the Sunday-school lesson of the
day, which had been the faithfulness of
God to his promises, he startled the
congregation by saying, mot one tit
or jottle of His word shall fail" when,
noticing suppressed litter among the
audience. especially the younger por-
ton, and conscious of 4 blunder, at
tempted to mend the matter by saying,
mo; l meant not one tottle or jit."-
EDIToR's DRAWER, in Harper's Maga-
zine for July.-Gems from Harper.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07
When tD Stop.

II you can trust yourself TO cease
when YOU are really and heartily
tired, when rest is srefreshment-but too
many women work just to finish this or
that. long after fatigue has setin. Their
bodies may not feel much more tired
than they were an hour or two earlier.
but instead Of bheerful physical fatigue.
when it is real comfort to sit down and
rest, and laugh and talk perhaps. OF
read something pleasant; instead of
this good feeling, has come nervous ia
tigue. q very different matter. The
least word irritates as, and when we
finally cease, it is not to rest with cheer
full talk or reading, and delicious
sense Of work done and repose earned,
but we sink down too tired to rest.
feeling completely worn out, i'll and
ready to cry rather than laugh. We
may seem to get over once such abuse
rs this, or two or three times, but by
degrees this nervous irritability will be-
come, not a rare experience consequent
on rare fatigue, but will follow even
very little exertion, and the result will
be the shattered, pallid woman, faded
and worn out long before LIES prime.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07
Correctly Defined.

Wasted Notwithstanding ice
cream for another fellows girl.
Through a glass darkly-Ink.
A log cabin-Thc mariners private
office.
Noted down-Eidcr.
An atmospheric Malaria.
A legal barrier-The prison gate.
On the mend-The cobbler.
Castaway-The song Of the iron
moulder.
Roped in-The prize ring.
To have and to hold-The baby.
Up the spout-The plumbers profits.
False hare-Stewed cat.
Taken from the German-His bag
gage at Castle Garden Puck.
Soul agents-Clergymen.
Moving in high circles-Saturn.
A retired editor-One whois in bed.
A tight squeeze-Lemonade with =
stick in it.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07
4 Lovely Child.

The Chicago News says that Sena-
tor John Sherman is a pretty cunning
politician, but he slips up once n =
while. He took walk around Spring
field one day last week. A buxom
young lady. holding = baby in her
arms. was leaning over the gate in
front Of large, fine-looking residence.
..What lovely child" exclaimed SEN
ator Sherman, ''pray, may / kiss it?'
Certainly" said the buxom yoOng
lady, and the eminent Ohioan gave the
baby smack that made it put out its
under lip and wrinkle its red face all
up for a howl. THAT'S as fine a
child as | ever saw, madam! I'll war
rant you it's the picture of its father!'
said the senator. ..In fact, the child
interests me so much that I'd like to
have its father call on me at the hotel. !"
With this he handed out a card.
..Sakes alive, sir!" cried the buxom
young lady, lit hain't got no father;
this is orphan asylum!"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07
IOWA.

Gov. Larribee has appointed c. N. Water
man, Of Davenport to I'LL the district
judgeship vacancy occasioned by the death
Of ]. N. Rogers.
At Cedar Rapids, on the 25th, John Kelly,
q lad OF seventeen. fell into vat of boiling
water at Sinclair's packing house and was
scalded so badly that he cannot recover.
Kelly was his mothers sole support
Professor Fellows, of the Iowa state uni.
versity, whose resignation has been de-
manded by the regents, will refuse to ten
derit. He is preparing an open letter on
university matters which, it is predicted,
will create q decided sensation. Professor
Leonard and Parker, whose designations
have also been called for, will probably
pursue the same course as Professor Fell
lows.
Samuel A. Flanders, prosperous farmer,
living near Burlington committed suicide
June 2s, by shooting himself through the
head with rifle. He had been in i'll health
and was despondent for some time. He was
formerly member Of the Iowa legislature
and was veteran soldier, having served
through the war in the First Iowa cavalry.
He was fifty-fve years Of age and leaves q
wife and six well-grown children.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07

Committee. Its proposed dimensions
are l34 feet in length, 120 feet in width,
and 128 feet in hight, the whole to be
surmounted BY an equestrian figure OF
the great soldier.
Ex-senator Dorsey has determined
to abandon his baronial but secluded
residence in New Mexico and remove
to New York, in order to be nearer
the financial centre and the headquar-
ters Of the politicians.
Buffalo Bills vigorous Western style
of expression has not been spoiled by
close contact with effete monarchy. In
a letter to a friend in New York he
says: Il have got all the bigbugs solid,
from the old Queen down." He thinks
his show will make 81, 600, 900 before
leaving Europe. In one week 256, 227
persons paid to visit the camp.
Vile Beaumont an exiled French
Count who claims to be able to trace
his lineage back to the time Of Will
lam the Conqueror, is now earning an
honest living in the Office of Pitts
burg architect, where he has the rep
utation Of possessing rare ability.
Miss Agnata Ramsay, daughter OF
Sir James Ramsay, the Scotch Baronet,
took first honors in the classical course
atGirton College. Cambridge. Englaad.
She was the only student Of either sex
to pass in the first division, and was
loudly cheered by her male COMPETE
tors when her rank was announced.
Her :ge is 20 years.
Lord Rochester, eldest son Of the
Earl Of Carnayon. comes Of age this
week, and inherits the Chesterfield es-
tates. When his father dies he will be
one of the wealthiest Of peers, as his in
come will exceed $500. 900 annually.
The ghost of Mrs. Roxalana Druse,
the Herkimer IN. Y.) County women
who was hanged for the murder Of her
husband. now pays nightly visits to the
cell in which she was confined, and
frightens all the iailers BY moaning
from midnight till dawn. Or so the
jailers say.
The Empress Elizabeth Of Austria
has joined the band of royal authors.
While visiting Mehadia she went to
the summit of the peak, called in her
honor Elizabethan Hohe, and was on
the spot inspired to write poem on
the smallness and vanity of earthly
dignities.
Senator-elect Pasco Of Florida may
have some difficulty in securing his
seat. and it is believed that all the bust.
ness transacted at the recent session oi
the Legislature is null and void. be-
cause the Senate failed to organize il
conformity with the mandates of the
new State Constitution.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07
WISCONSIN,.

The new city directory Of Milwaukee,.
over 1885. This represents an increase in
in the population of the city OF 5000 Add
to this the population brought within the
and there Is population Of 1s7, ,SG.
At the Interstate encampment, q. A. r..
at Durand, Pepin Co., June 80, there were
2,OOO visitors at Camp Logan. City Attorney
John Frazer made the address Of welcome.
Mr.. Griffin, commander OF q. A. R.. in an
eloquent address dwelt on the subject of re-
ford OF Augusta made speech, which was
followed by singing The dances were well
patronized.
A dispatch from Gault states that June 80,
al accident occurred on the Chicago, Mil
waukee 4 st. Paul railroad by which
Michael E; GoTley Of FreePort, fl., was
Iowa, and Conductor Harnett Of Stoughton,
Wis, was seriously injured. Russell prob
ably fatally. The accident occurred to q
construction train and was caused by y tie
falling of and the end tipping up the car.
The mining town Of Hurley was victim
Of the Fire Kings Devastating touch, to the
extent Of abpAt pne half its business portion
ON the 2Sth. The fire started at y q. M, in
the rear Of the GOgebic Meat and Provision
cOmpany's store, and brisk west wind
made roaring blaze that spread from
building TO building, until dozen merchan-
disc establishments, several hotels and q
boarding house were in flames. The loss is
estimated at $3.50, 900 with but very little
insurance. The burned district embraces
both sides of Silver street from Fourth ay-
enue to the river. Fully 100 buildings were
destroyed, and many people were rendered
homeless. No lives were lost.
A million dollars, spot cash, would not
restore to the condition in which was ut II
O'Clock Monday forenoon. the town Of
Marshfield, Wood Co., when fire broke out
in Upham's lumber yard, and in four hours
reduced the village to ashes and rendered
1000 people homeless, without food or
scarcely change of clothing. The indus
| tries OF the place were saw mills, planning
mills, furniture and barrel factories, and all
were consumed by the insatiate element.
The railroad bridge and depot and several
cars were burned. When night closed in on
the site Of the thriving village the people
were clustered together under wagons,
rudely constructed sheds, blankets and such
| furniture as was rescued from the hola-
caust. Only one store building and few
Monday night was = piitable enc. The
Wearied men and distracted women were
watching the remnant Of their possessions
promiscfously scattered around in the sur
rounding woods, which were lit up by the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07
Crimes.

AT Utica, N. u, June 30, Chas. Roark, the
West Shore express robber, was sentenced
to % years hard labor in Auburn prison.
Upon the ground Of self defence Curtis
Fisk has been acquitted at Liberty, Sulli-
van 90, NY, Of the killing OF John
Wales, q married man, who was visiting the
mistress OF Fisk, . widow who Kept the
principal hotel in that place.
l.. Allard, of lola, Kansas was shot and
Killed, about s O'Clock at Moran, by w. =.
Samuel, u druggist. Samuel has had tenn
porary charge Of the Moran Herald, and
published an item accusing Allard Of busi-
ness crOOkedness.
At Philadelphia, a coroner's jury found
that the death of Mrs. Sarah Ellen Robinson
was caused by criminal operation at the
hands of Rev. Dr. Thomas B. Miller, and he
was committed to prison to await the action
Of the grand jury.
The men arrested at Alpena, Mich, are
declared to be the rescuers Of the burglar
McMunn, In which transaction Lieut.. HUI
ligan, a Cleveland officer was killed at Raw
VIENNA Jail is insecure, though their trial
must be had in Portage County, where the
murder was committed.
Tom King, colored, Of Asheville, N. c.,
shot and instantly killed his wife. He claims
that it was accidental He says that he was
going hunting and the gun went off, King
was arrested and brought before the magis-
trate in much distress and weeping bitterly.
1t IL teiegraphed from Chicago that the
Supreme Court OF illinois has decided to
grant q new trial to the condemned anar-
chists, now in the Cook county Jail under
sentence Of death from Judge Gary's court.
The text Of the decision has not been given
out.
Albert Turner. the negro murderer of Jen-
ME Bowman was hanged at Louisville, KY,
JalyI J. He killed the girl April IL, in an at
tempt to rob the house where she was en-
plOyed. The case Of Patterson, an accom-
plice of Turner is still in the court Of ap
peals.
At Simsboro, La, Oh the night Of June 30,
band of disguised men took James Wal
dea, solored. from the custody Of squad
who had him in keeping to answer to the
| charge Of larceny, aud hanged him: Wal
den's character was very bad. He was
| very daring and was OF vindictiye nature
Gen. Black, Commissioner of Pensions
has been compelled to decline the invitation
of the Hendricks Democratic Association Of
st. Louis to deliver the Fourth Of July ad
dress ut its Forest Park celebration on &C
| count Of prior engagement To speak at the
Tammany Hall banquet In New Work the
| same date.
At Oak Ridge, La, Monday morning. q
riot occurred in which two white men and
six negroes were killed. Sunday evening q
negro indecently assaulted white girl. HI
was arrested, and when the deputies wert
taking him to the calabOOSe they were fired
upon. The negroes dispersed, and later
reOdezvoused at negro cabin two mile.
from town. The officers went to arres
them. On approaching the cabin they were
fired upon and ono Of their number was In
| stantly killed and Town Marshal John Con